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Sunday September 01, 2024

Joint application to Finnish universities begins

The autumn joint application to higher education has begun on Wednesday, said the Finnish National Agency For Education in a press release on Thursday. The application period will be ended on September 11. In the autumn joint application, students can apply on Studyinfo.fi to degree programmes starting in January 2025.

Published: 04:18 am,Wednesday 28 August 2024

Number of students’ residence permit applications on rise

The numbers of students' first residence permit applications have continued to increase, said the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) in a press release on Tuesday. By the end of July 2024, a total of 9,293 applications had been submitted, whereas the corresponding figure in 2023 was 8,762. A student usually applies

Published: 00:30 am,Wednesday 7 August 2024

School mobile phone ban sparks debate in Finland

The Finnish National Agency for Education announced on Monday that it recommends schools prohibit the disruptive use of mobile phones during classes and restrict their use during breaks, reported Xinhua. This announcement has sparked debate over whether and how to restrain mobile phone use in schools across society. The

Published: 04:17 am,Wednesday 7 August 2024

Schools resume classes after summer vacation

The new school session will begin across the country this week after summer vacation. Classes at the schools in the northern part of the country will resume on Wednesday while in the middle and southern parts on Thursday and Friday. Meanwhile, the police will monitor traffic more closely than usual

Published: 01:05 am,Tuesday 6 August 2024

Limited use of mobile phones in schools recommended

The Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI) announced on Monday that it recommends schools prohibit disruptive use of mobile phones during classes and also restrict their use during breaks, reported Xinhua. With the autumn semester beginning this week in Finland, the agency stated in its press release that to

Published: 02:51 am,Wednesday 19 June 2024

Finnish students´ creative thinking level high in PISA ranking

In Finland, young people demonstrated a high level of creative thinking, girls being among the best performers, according to the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022 published on Tuesday. The results of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries for PISA measured how 15-year-olds in the

Published: 01:59 am,Thursday 13 June 2024

Helsinki Science Award goes to Prof. Meinander

This year’s Helsinki Science Award was presented to Professor Henrik Meinander, professor at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Helsinki. The value of the science award is EUR 10,000, which was presented marking the Helsinki Day on Wednesday, said the University of Helsinki in a press

Published: 00:14 am,Thursday 6 June 2024

11300 students qualify for Finnish universities´ English programmes

A total of 11,300 out of 63,800 applicants qualified for English-taught study programmes and art study programmes offered in the joint application this spring, which is about 18 percent of the total applicants, said the Finnish National Agency For Education in a press release on Tuesday. Compared to 2023,

Published: 01:09 am,Friday 7 June 2024

Int´l education is expanding in Vantaa

The IB CP training programme combines vocational studies and international education. Vantaa Vocational College Varia has become the second Finnish educational institution to be granted the right to provide IB Career-related Programme (CP) training, said the City of Vantaa. IB CP training at Varia will begin in autumn 2024. The

Published: 03:34 am,Saturday 1 June 2024

Finnish universities to reform entrance exams next year

Universities will have nine national entrance examinations, enabling applications for a wide range of subjects and universities from 2025, said the University of Helsinki in a press release on Friday. At the same time, the timetable for the examinations will be made more flexible so that those selected

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